What is an Alembic and what is it used for?
It is a special equipment used for distillation purposes.
Alembic was developed around 800 AD by the Persian alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan.
It was invented for the production of alcohol , perfume, medicine....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alembic
Alembic is also manufactured in Portugal.
Below is a very interesting and informative site:
http://www.copper-alembic.com/
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